Overnight thunderstorms failed to turn much up at the pond
so with the unusual record of 10 male Pochard flying over the visitor center
and 3 adult Yellow-legged Gulls the visit was a disappointing.
After breakfast we livened the day up with a visit to Harbury
Spoilbank where the place was alive with insects. Butterflies seen were Common
Blue, 25 Marbled White, Dark Green Fritillary long past its best, Small
Skipper, Large Skipper, Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Meadow Brown, 46 Peacock,
Green-veined White and Small Tortoiseshell while moths included amazing numbers
of Silver Y with 28 counted along with 3 Cinnabar, 2 Shaded Broad-bar, good
numbers of Six-pot Burnet and 3 Yellow Shell. Also Blue-tailed Damselfly and
Black-tailed Skimmer noted.
JJ spotted this Canary while on his dog walk near Long
Lawford this morning.
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